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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

  1. LEGENDARY JAZZ PIANIST VALERIE CAPERS PERFORMS AT RIVERDALE-YONKERS SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CULTURE ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25th
    Boogie Downer logo Boogie Downer 17 hours ago

    NY) The Bronx Arts Ensemble presents the inimitable jazz pianist VALERIE CAPERS and her quartet for one night only February 25 at 8 pm at the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, 4450 Fieldston Road in the Bronx. The program will include...

  2. Five Best Books: Nat Hentoff
    Wall Street Journal logo Wall Street Journal 17 hours ago

    When a distributor of one of Granz's labels complained that one of his artists sold too few copies, Granz roared that if just 1,500 people wanted to hear the musician, that was enough—and he fired the distributor.By Clark Terry (2011)As a leader and as...

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago
    A picture taken 20 December 1960 in Paris shows American jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong (L), Rene Unteregger (C) awarded with the Django Reinhardt Prize, and Duke Ellington posing together in Paris. Armstrong and Ellington were awarded for their albums...

    A picture taken 20 December 1960 in Paris shows American jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong (L), Rene Unteregger (C) awarded with the Django Reinhardt Prize, and Duke Ellington posing together in Paris. Armstrong and Ellington were awarded for their albums... View Photo »

  4. And they'd say that's where Ella Fitzgerald stays, that's where Duke Ellington stays. We couldn't stay at any of those places. I think what it did was upgrade us from local yokel hotels to something much nicer
    SOURCE: KSDK | St. Louis 2 months ago
  5. Guest opinion: Remembering the life of a black man in a white town
    The News-Press logo The News-Press 17 hours ago

    Pat would say the best time to recruit this Harlem talent was when they left New York or Philadelphia and were in the South doing shows in Tampa, on their way to Miami. Pat recruited entertainers to McCollum Hall including Billy Holiday, Duke...

  6. Gatsby smiles
    London Free Press logo London Free Press 17 hours ago

    Director Susan Ferley and her fine cast and stage team have created a melancholy valentine to the Jazz Age and its iconic fictional hero in The Great Gatsby, which opened Friday. Complete with echoes of jazz giants Duke Ellington and Bix Beiderbecke in...

  7. Mingus’ Legend Lives On
    Marcus Samuelsson 1 day ago
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    Settling in New York City in the 50’s he created his own publishing and recording company to allow his musical talents to flourish. Keen on enabling youth to have the opportunities he did, Mingus founded “The Jazz Workshop” to educate youth on...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago
    ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 14: U.S. President Barack Obama looks a projected photo of Duke Ellington, which he signed as he visits with students in a classroom while at Kenmore Middle School to deliver a speech on reforming education March 14, 2011 in...

    ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 14: U.S. President Barack Obama looks a projected photo of Duke Ellington, which he signed as he visits with students in a classroom while at Kenmore Middle School to deliver a speech on reforming education March 14, 2011 in... View Photo »

  9. That led me to frontier jazz and then early Duke Ellington
    SOURCE: Corvallis Gazette-Times 2 months ago
  10. Duke Ellington: Take The "A" Train
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    A cappella sensation Take 6 (Alvin Chea, Khristian Dentley, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, David Thomas) defies category. The instantly recognizable and irrepressible ten-time Grammy and Dove winners are a perfect representation of...

  12. Catherine Russell back at MoCA after releasing fourth solo album
    Berkshire Eagle Online 1 day ago

    She has a penchant for searching the catalogs of legendary artists for lesser-known songs to make her own, backed by lively small groups inflecting tastes of blues and gospel into vintage songs associated with artists like Duke Ellington, Dinah...

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About Duke Ellington

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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader. Full Article

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ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 14: U.S. President Barack Obama looks a projected photo of Duke Ellington, which he signed as he visits with students in a classroom while at Kenmore Middle School to deliver a speech on reforming education March 14, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. President Obama...
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  1. ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 14: U.S. President Barack Obama looks a projected photo of Duke Ellington, which he signed as he visits with students in a classroom while at Kenmore Middle School to deliver a speech on reforming education March 14, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. President Obama... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 14: U.S. President Barack Obama looks a projected photo of Duke Ellington, which he signed as he visits with students in a classroom while at Kenmore Middle School to deliver a speech on reforming education March 14, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. President Obama...

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  2. US President Barack Obama signs a students presentation of Duke Ellington March 14, 2011, as he visits Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Virginia. Obama on Monday issued a new pledge of support for Japan, saying he was 'heartbroken' at the toll of 'multiple disasters' after an... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    US President Barack Obama signs a students presentation of Duke Ellington March 14, 2011, as he visits Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Virginia. Obama on Monday issued a new pledge of support for Japan, saying he was 'heartbroken' at the toll of 'multiple disasters' after an...

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  3. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire performs a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire performs a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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  4. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, B. David Whitworth and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire perform a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, B. David Whitworth and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire perform a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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  5. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Greg Moore and Morris O'Connor or Earth, Wind and Fire perform a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Greg Moore and Morris O'Connor or Earth, Wind and Fire perform a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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  6. WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) B. David Whitworth and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire perform a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) B. David Whitworth and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire perform a benefit concert for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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  7. President Barack Obama walks away after signing his name during his visit to a music classroom at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Va. , Monday, March, 14, 2011. The students had done a presentation on Musician Duke Ellington. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

    President Barack Obama walks away after signing his name during his visit to a music classroom at Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, Va. , Monday, March, 14, 2011. The students had done a presentation on Musician Duke Ellington.

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ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 14: U.S. President Barack Obama looks a projected photo of Duke Ellington, which he signed as he visits with students in a classroom while at Kenmore Middle School to deliver a speech on reforming education March 14, 2011 in Arlington, Virginia. President Obama...

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  1. And they'd say that's where Ella Fitzgerald stays, that's where Duke Ellington stays. We couldn't stay at any of those places. I think what it did was upgrade us from local yokel hotels to something much nicer
    SOURCE: KSDK | St. Louis 2 months ago
  2. That led me to frontier jazz and then early Duke Ellington
    SOURCE: Corvallis Gazette-Times 2 months ago
  3. They are right up there with Duke Ellington's band and the Miles Davis quintet from the 1960s as one of the greatest aggregations of musicians ever put together ... And watching Mick and Keith through the years - when they get along and when they don't get along - is like a morality play. When you hear ...
    – Don Was SOURCE: The Times 2 months ago
  4. Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway were the greatest jazz bandleaders; Sammy Davis Jr. had emerged as the ultimate entertainer; and Sidney, my friendly rival, was Hollywood’s first black leading man. But I stood now on a platform all my own.
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 2 months ago
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